Lawmakers don't want to see those cuts happen, so they've been talking through different solutions to prevent them. And one ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

Social Security payments for July will follow their regular distribution schedule this month, though some recipients could ...

Social Security recently reached an important milestone: In May 2025, average benefits climbed to over $2,000 per month for the first time. That means the typical senior can expect around $24,000 in ...

Multiple DOGE staffers have left the Trump administration — a list that includes Musk, who departed the White House late last ...

Top Democrat raises concerns about Social Security Administration removing public dashboard metrics that tracked call wait times, processing delays, and field office performance ...

The Social Security Administration is providing less information about caller wait times. Critics complain it's misleading ...

The agency's newly minted commissioner faced pointed questions from lawmakers about the future of the agency and its ability ...

The Social Security Administration announced in April that it would withhold up to half of benefit payments from those who ...

The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little bit nearer. New federal projections, released on June 18, show that the combined Social Security trust funds will pay 100% of benefits until 2034 ...

Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March—titled "Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank ...

Shaken by the unpredictability of the Trump administration and other factors, some are claiming their benefits earlier than ...